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Keep Calm, It’s Only Public Transport

By Betsy Ladyzhets on Nov 25, 2015 2 Comments

We all know the feeling: you’re riding the subway down to Penn Station, you have half an hour before your train leaves, you’re desperately telling yourself that everything will be fine – and then, without even the slightest warning, the train just stops. It stops! Right in the middle of the track! Between stops! Is […]

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Bwoglines: Moments Of Change Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 25, 2015 0 Comments

Yesterday, a Russian jet was downed but Turkey near its border with Syria. Everyone’s favorite president/dictator Vladimir Putin condemned the attack as a “stab in the back.” (BBC) Pope Francis begins his five day African tour in Kenya today. On his agenda may be gay rights, vigilante justice, and religious tensions with Muslims. (BBC) Blue […]

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What You Say During Thanksgiving Dinner Vs. What You Really Mean

By Bwog Staff on Nov 24, 2015 0 Comments

We all know how it feels to be a bit… er… loose with our definition of “telling the truth” when nosy Aunt Madge asks all of those invasive questions during Thanksgiving dinner. Here’s a quick reference sheet that will help you translate your Fall-semester shenanigans into more family-friendly language before you head into the fire […]

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Cultural Superstitions, Round Two

By Joanna Zhang on Nov 24, 2015 3 Comments

Time for another round of investigations into different cultural superstitions held by Columbia students. This week, staffer Joanna also shares some insights into her own (Chinese) culture’s practices (involving food, just to whet your appetite for this Thursday)! Thanksgiving is coming up! This usually means means family dinners and, inevitably, dealing with unwanted questions from […]

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Running Into People From Home During Break

By Bwog Staff on Nov 24, 2015 0 Comments

Thanksgiving will soon be upon us, and that means plenty of delicious things to look forward to: turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and other heavenly cuisine. But aside from the food, Thanksgiving also means human interaction, and lots of it. Interacting with relatives is one thing, but running into old friends (and […]

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Turkey Day At Tom’s

By Bwog Staff on Nov 24, 2015 1 Comments

Has it been your dream since birth to be one of the Seinfeld gang? Well, the show ended years ago (and was fictional) so you may be a little delusional. But you CAN have the next best thing—Thanksgiving dinner at Tom’s (a.k.a. Seinfeld’s famed Monk’s Diner)! For only $29, you can enjoy the most Seinfeld-ian […]

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Bwoglines: We’re Ready To Get Outta The City Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 24, 2015 0 Comments

Are you feeling the Bern? So is most of America, according to TIME’s Person of the Year poll, which everyone’s favorite liberal-uncle-ish politician is winning as of now. (TIME) Getting ready for the ubiquitous Turkey Dump? Soon enough, Facebook will make brutally breaking your S.O.’s heart that much easier by introducing an Eternal Sunshine-esque policy that […]

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Public Safety Sends Crime Alert For EC Sexual Assault

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2015 5 Comments

A Clery Crime Alert was sent out tonight reporting a sexual assault in the East Campus residence hall on Saturday, November 21st between 3:00 and 4:30 in the morning. The text is included below: On Saturday November 21, 2015 Public Safety was notified of a sexual assault that occurred inside of East Campus between the hours of 3:00am […]

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Field Notes: American Apparel Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2015 0 Comments

A mainstay of Morningside Heights you could never afford goes out of business, you doubt the veracity of the American dream, and you fail your Chemistry midterm: all in a week’s work. A weird revelation: we’re beginning to think everything in our lives can be tied to the rise and fall of American Apparel, or really, any once-profitable-but-no-longer […]

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Snapshots Of Carman Unmoored, Yearning

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2015 1 Comments

Carman: land of petty elevator disputes, vomit-stained carpets, vandalized bulletin boards, and a deeply-entrenched loneliness matched only by the vast plains of middle America. Behold the beauty and the desolation of the most “social” first-year dorm, established before Carmanites have even taken their first final. And just remember: it honestly never gets any better.

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Seniors, Let Us Bask In Your Wisdom

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2015 1 Comments

This is a call to all seniors graduating this term: we want your wisdom, institutional or otherwise, accumulated over the course of your years at Columbia. Though we’re sorry to see you go, could there be any better way to graduate than by participating in our long history of Senior Wisdoms, imparting your carefully culled knowledge […]

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The Real Deal About The Lerner Reveal

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2015 1 Comments

We all know the real reason that Lerner has increased the price of key replacements to a whopping $50, but here’s the official statement from Jose Rosa, Director of Operations of the Transportation Office: Prior to this increase, the key replacement fee had not changed for more than 10 years, during which time the actual cost to […]

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Bwoglines: Jeff Bezos Versus The World Edition

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bad bwitches only
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follow us on social media: @bwog everywhere
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i'm actually really sad about the flickr thing vox did a good job on that article
life was simpler
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Schermerhorn Hall: A Pronunciation Guide

Sarah Harty 4

please stop saying shermerhorn
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The Columbia Package Center: Flawed But Lovable

Abby Rubel 1

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one time someone was delivered a gorilla
seriously the people who work there are great
why is the mail system so bad

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PeopleHop: Tasneem Ebrahim, Barnard Inclusion Grant Winner

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Bwoglines: Hypersonic Missiles Edition

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Columbia, It’s Been A Good 265 Years

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Bwog’s Book Club: ‘Good Omens’

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“It’s A Problem From Hell”: Journalists Tackle The Complexities Of Negotiations With Terrorists

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